Head of South Korea Yoon's security finds himself in spotlight

FILE PHOTO: Police officers stand guard in front of the impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's official residence, as Yoon faces potential arrest after a court on Tuesday approved a warrant for his arrest, in Seoul, South Korea, January 3, 2025. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

SEOUL (Reuters) - The man central to blocking investigators from arresting South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol has come under the spotlight himself in the political crisis sparked by Yoon's brief declaration of martial law last month.

Park Chong-jun, who reports directly to Yoon, was instrumental in rebuffing the investigators' attempt on Friday to serve an arrest warrant on Yoon, resulting in a six-hour standoff in Yoon's official residence.